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Working at a startup
as the CTO
Tech Startups Nights #TSN15
Mexico City, 2013-Jun-20
Disclaimer
I’m not a CTO
I don't work at a startup
WTF?
Why I'm here?
Because I used to be a CTO at a startup
Because I have a story to share, a life story
The beginning
I quit my job as development manager at BMV
(Mexican Stock Market)
I joined a startup in the music business
With the most impressive technical team I ever had
With a lot of resources
With a very ambicious plan
Earning less money than my previous job
My first results
The most challenging project ever in my profesional life
Teamwork, agile environment, extreme programming
Multicultural
The better hires != the best team
Focus is key
More features, more time, we never delivered a product, lack of
MVP definition
After a year I was disappointed. So, I returned back to work in my
own company for a few months, until...
CTO @ startup
¿Y si se trata de trata?
First reaction
“sarcasm”: “Seems legit”
I didn’t respond...
3 months later...
Epic adventure began
A friend of mine asked me for some hints to hire
developers
Very difficult to find developers with a specific skills and
knowledge
After some weeks and more details, my friend asked
me to join the startup as the CTO
My first day
9:00 am. Conference call with the development team at
Berlin, Germany
11:00 am. Quick talk with the CEO
11:05 am. CEO to me: “have you been in Germany?,
No?, ok, Tonight, make your luggage. Tomorrow
morning you will travel to Berlin. We will launch the
store in 2 weeks”
Startup Spirit
Go as fast as you can
Build a team, the right team. Very risky.
Deliver, deliver, deliver...
fail fast?
Ecommerce platform built from scratch
Launch
Spent two weeks in Berlin, learning about the project,
very intensive days (Payment Gateway for Mexican
Market)
One week after I came back to Mexico, we launch
One week after Mexico launching, We launch in
Argentina
Platform not ready for latam market, huge efforts to
adapt
Global deployment
http://www.springstar.com
Global deployment
http://www.springstar.com
Global deployment
http://www.springstar.com
Next steps
Built the development team in Mexico
Took ownership of the platform
Hardware infrastructure
Software development
New business requirements
Flexibility, Agility
Some numbers
3 to 100 employees
0 to 5 million users
180 million emails sent a month
200k-300k visits daily
1.5M > page views daily
80K concurrent users
20K-50K new users daily
1000-3000 purchases daily
CTO @ startup
Good stuff
clickOnero bought several startups
National presence
Won the prize for “Best internet company in Mexico
2011”
Culture
“Ecommerce Company
of the year in Mexico”
Dev Team Culture
No control freaks
Freedom
Embrace innovation
Write code and take care of the code
Automate almost everything
DevOps
Bad stuff, very bad
Logistics
Call center
Customer service
Lack of commitment by Merchants
Crisis, end of the world¡
End of the world
No money, no more funding
Layoffs...
Affected Customer service
Decrease operational costs
Technology. <- Oportunity
¡clickOnero by Mexicans!
New era
New business model
New team
New strategy
New CEO
New ecommerce platform, new technology
Oportunity¡
My personal profit
Learn, learn, learn a lot
Stronger,
More confident
Best experience in my life
Hey CEOs, don’t forget

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CTO @ startup

  • 1. Working at a startup as the CTO Tech Startups Nights #TSN15 Mexico City, 2013-Jun-20
  • 2. Disclaimer I’m not a CTO I don't work at a startup WTF? Why I'm here? Because I used to be a CTO at a startup Because I have a story to share, a life story
  • 3. The beginning I quit my job as development manager at BMV (Mexican Stock Market) I joined a startup in the music business With the most impressive technical team I ever had With a lot of resources With a very ambicious plan Earning less money than my previous job
  • 4. My first results The most challenging project ever in my profesional life Teamwork, agile environment, extreme programming Multicultural The better hires != the best team Focus is key More features, more time, we never delivered a product, lack of MVP definition After a year I was disappointed. So, I returned back to work in my own company for a few months, until...
  • 6. ¿Y si se trata de trata?
  • 7. First reaction “sarcasm”: “Seems legit” I didn’t respond...
  • 9. Epic adventure began A friend of mine asked me for some hints to hire developers Very difficult to find developers with a specific skills and knowledge After some weeks and more details, my friend asked me to join the startup as the CTO
  • 10. My first day 9:00 am. Conference call with the development team at Berlin, Germany 11:00 am. Quick talk with the CEO 11:05 am. CEO to me: “have you been in Germany?, No?, ok, Tonight, make your luggage. Tomorrow morning you will travel to Berlin. We will launch the store in 2 weeks”
  • 11. Startup Spirit Go as fast as you can Build a team, the right team. Very risky. Deliver, deliver, deliver... fail fast? Ecommerce platform built from scratch
  • 12. Launch Spent two weeks in Berlin, learning about the project, very intensive days (Payment Gateway for Mexican Market) One week after I came back to Mexico, we launch One week after Mexico launching, We launch in Argentina Platform not ready for latam market, huge efforts to adapt
  • 16. Next steps Built the development team in Mexico Took ownership of the platform Hardware infrastructure Software development New business requirements Flexibility, Agility
  • 17. Some numbers 3 to 100 employees 0 to 5 million users 180 million emails sent a month 200k-300k visits daily 1.5M > page views daily 80K concurrent users 20K-50K new users daily 1000-3000 purchases daily
  • 19. Good stuff clickOnero bought several startups National presence Won the prize for “Best internet company in Mexico 2011” Culture
  • 20. “Ecommerce Company of the year in Mexico”
  • 21. Dev Team Culture No control freaks Freedom Embrace innovation Write code and take care of the code Automate almost everything DevOps
  • 22. Bad stuff, very bad Logistics Call center Customer service Lack of commitment by Merchants Crisis, end of the world¡
  • 23. End of the world No money, no more funding Layoffs... Affected Customer service Decrease operational costs Technology. <- Oportunity
  • 24. ¡clickOnero by Mexicans! New era New business model New team New strategy New CEO New ecommerce platform, new technology Oportunity¡
  • 25. My personal profit Learn, learn, learn a lot Stronger, More confident Best experience in my life